Beta Hatch: "From small bugs to big bucks"
Dr. Virginia Emory, Beta Hatch's Founder and CEO, is about to break ground on a 30,000 square foot, $3 million mealworm production facility. Rob Fletcher of The Fish Site follows Dr. Emory's 5-year journey from growing insect larvae in her backyard to plans for national expansion. He notes that "Once it’s up and running Beta Hatch’s new facility have [sic] the capacity to produce a tonne of mealworms a day, making it the largest producer of the species for animal feed in North America." Check out The Fish Site story "From small bugs to big bucks" Beta Hatch is a valued member of E8's portfolio in the Sustainable & Precision Agriculture category.